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correct
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...fit, fitting, befitting, appropriate, apt; approved, accepted, conventional, customary, traditional, orthodox, comme il faut. antonym: improper. • verb 1. proofread your work and correct any mistakes synonyms : rectify, put...
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decent
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...respectable, dignified, decorous, seemly; nice, tasteful; conventional, accepted, standard, traditional, orthodox; comme il faut. 2. a very decent fellow synonyms : honorable, honest, trustworthy, dependable; respectable, upright, clean...
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professional
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...xA0; 4. not a professional way to behave synonyms : appropriate, fitting, proper, honorable, ethical, correct, comme il faut. antonyms: inappropriate, unethical. • noun 1. affluent young professionals synonyms : white-collar...
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seemly
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
seemly • adjective seemly behavior/dress synonyms : decorous, proper, decent, becoming, fitting, suitable, appropriate, apt, apposite, meet, comme il faut , in good taste. antonyms: unseemly; unbecoming; unsuitable.
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proper
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...terribly proper synonyms : respectable, decorous, seemly, decent, refined, ladylike, gentlemanly, genteel; formal, conventional, correct, comme il faut, orthodox, polite, punctilious. See note at formal. antonym: unconventional.
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myself
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...Angeles Times ; Oct. 22, 1989.) · “My wife and myself [read I ] were in a religious cult for over 15 years before the leader fell over dead.” ( Pantagraph [Bloomington, IL]; Apr. 6, 1997. — BG
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de rigueur
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...the rage, du jour, trendy, with it. 2. an address is de rigueur for business cards synonyms : customary, standard, conventional, normal, orthodox, usual, comme il faut; compulsory, necessary, essential; informal done.
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orthodox
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...synonyms : conventional, accepted, approved, correct, proper, conformist, established, traditional, prevailing, customary, usual, regular, standard, comme il faut , de rigueur. antonyms: unorthodox; nonconformist; unconventional.
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